Saturday, November 16, 2013
Today Was A Pretty Exciting Day!
Today we radio tracked koalas (which is not that easy)). When we found them we had to record their GPS coordinates. We have to do this daily to find out where the koalas are going to find their food. We also had to capture four different koalas for relocation and health checks. We captured one mom and I got to hold her baby while she was being weighed and checked. He was very soft, but he had very sharp claws. He was about 10 months old. When the baby is born it crawls up to the mom's pouch. Can you tell me how long the babies stay in their mom's pouch? When they come out do they eat mana gum leaves or the mom's milk or both?
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I love the picture of you with the baby koala. You look so pleased. I guess the baby was easier to hold than the male.
ReplyDeleteWe caught Scarface and he was pretty docile, but Cranky Franky was crazy. Swiping at everyone.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Vieira,
ReplyDeleteDid you ever think in a million years that you would get to hold a baby koala? What a great picture! Enjoying your blog.
Mr. Rimlinger
Jean-Paul- this has been an amazing experience but extremely sad and frustrating! I will fill you in when I get home!
DeleteAwwww - you look like you would be an awesome Koala mum!
ReplyDelete<3Nina ;)
I wish. I could take this guy home!
DeleteMiss Drino's class here: Petra thinks that the joey will stay in his mom's pouch for 35 days. Alex and John think that he will drink his mother's milk.
ReplyDeleteThe joey stays in its mom pouch for about six months. When it comes out it eats mana gum leaves and also drinks mom's milk!
DeleteWow! So cute. I think the baby drinks it's mom's milk when it comes out.
ReplyDeleteTara S. - 3rd Grade
They eat mana gum leaves and drink their mom's milk!
DeleteHow cute! Are you going to name it? I think they stay in the pouch for 35 days. I also think they eat the mana gum leaves and mom's milk.
ReplyDeleteElla A. - 3rd Grade
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DeleteElla, They only name the koalas that have a radio collar and this little joey is too small to have one. They stay in their mom's pouch for six months. They eat mana gum leaves and mom's milk when they come out.
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